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Another great review! Like you wrote, Joe is an “abused thirteen-year-old trapped in the body of a grown man.” I think Charles Melton did a phenomenal job of encapsulating this and loved how you could see his traumatic history through his small mannerisms and body language. It really strengthens all the themes this movie touched on that you discussed.

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A child's Bar Mitzvah, Larry . . .

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I truly enjoyed this movie. It has all the trappings of a banal soap opera, but there is far more going on here as you so adeptly describe. It's rather exquisite. Can't wait to see how these acting performances make out in the upcoming awards season.

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